GEIKIE GORGE has been formed by the Fitzroy River and the level of the river in the wet season can rise by up to 16.5 metres. The flood level can be clearly seen on the walls where the abrasive action of the floodwaters on the limestone has scoured the surface white. We cruised through the gorge in a boat marvelling at the height the water must rise to. One the way there we stopped off briefly at China Wall (see below).
China Wall is a natural white stone wall. The wall was formed by a sub-vertical quartz vein projecting above the surrounding rocks. It is believed to be a piece of the single largest fault, of its kind, in the world. The wall resembles the Great Wall of China; winding its way over some tens of kilometres.
The very still waters of the gorge provided some marvellous reflections of the cliff walls.
Fairy Martin mud nests on the riverbank cliff faces
One the way there we stopped off briefly at China Wall (see below).